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The wedding dress of Princess Louise, Queen Victoria 's sixth child and fourth daughter, was worn by her at her wedding to John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, the heir-apparent to the 8th Duke of Argyll, on 21 March 1871 at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle . Louise wore a white silk wedding gown, heavily decorated with national and royal ...
Death. c.1936. Gelatin silver print | 29.2 x 23.5 cm | RCIN 2936118. Princess Louise died at the age of 91, on 3 December 1939 at Kensington Palace. She passed away as a widely loved member of the royal family, known for her thoughtfulness as well as her legacy and support of women’s suffrage. She remained stylish in her later years – in ...
Artist, sculptor and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria The sixth child of Queen Victoria, Princess Louise was considered the most beautiful of the royal children and also the most unconventional. Her marriage in 1871 to the commoner John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, later ninth duke of Argyll, was popular with the public and viewed by the contemporary press as patriotic and 'democratic'. She spent five years in Canada between 1878 and 1883 where he was Governor-General. A talented painter ...
Feb 20, 2024 · English: HRH The Princess Louise (Louise Caroline Alberta; Marchioness of Lorne and Duchess of Argyll by marriage; 18 March 1848 – 3 December 1939) was a member of the British Royal Family, the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She was married to John Campbell, 9th Duke ...
Mar 18, 2019 · After their return, the couple took up residence in Kensington Palace. By 24 April 1900, John had become the 9th Duke of Argyll, and as such, Louise became Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (a title she would hold until her husband’s death in 1914 when she would become the Dowager Duchess of Argyll).
Photograph of a half-length portrait of Princess Louise seated facing right, her face captured in profile. She holds a book in her left hand. She wears a pearl necklace, pearl drop earrings, a light colour dress and a dark colour cardigan. A vase of flowers features on the left hand side of the photograph.This portrait of the sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert was Beaton’s first commission from a member of the Royal Family. Following the sitting, correspondence...
